MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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